USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) passes through the Strait of Gibraltar on June 15, 2023. Photo by Moses Anahory, used with permission.
USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) is now operating in the Mediterranean Sea, according to ship spotters. Read More
The following is the June 13, 2023, Congressional Research Service, In Focus report, President Reagan’s Six Assurances to Taiwan. Read More
USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Murasame-class destroyer JS Samidare (DD-106) steam in formation during a multiple large deck event on June 9, 2023. US Navy Photo
The U.S., Japan, Canada and France exercised with two U.S. carriers and a Japanese big deck in the Philippine Sea last week as part of the Indo-Pacific Command’s Large Scale Global Exercise (LSGE) 2023, Japan and the U.S. announced. Read More
The following is the June 6, 2023, Congressional Research Service report, U.S. Defense Infrastructure in the Indo-Pacific: Background and Issues for Congress. Read More
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These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of June 12, 2023, based on Navy and public data. In cases where a CSG or ARG is conducting disaggregated operations, the chart reflects the location of the capital ship. Read More
USS Wasp (LHD-1) makes a port visit to Subic Bay, Philippines in support of Exercise Balikatan 2019 on April 1, 2019. US Navy Photo
The United States considers its alliance with the Philippines in the same category as the partnerships with Japan, Australia and South Korea, the Pentagon’s senior official overseeing the Indo-Pacific said Thursday. Read More
Chinese H-6 and Russian T-95 bombers flying near Japan. JSDF Photo
Russian and Chinese bombers continued to fly missions around Japan and South Korea this week after an initial joint bomber mission on Monday, according to the Japanese and Russian defense ministries. Read More
U.S. Capitol on Dec. 29, 2022. USNI News Photo
The era of Senate Armed Services Committee Democratic and Republican members dramatically increasing Pentagon spending requests ended with the budget deal to resolve the debt ceiling crisis, a key member of the panel said Thursday. Read More
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The U.K. Royal Navy is studying the introduction of aircraft launch and recovery systems onboard its two Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers to “open up” the flight deck to a broader range of crewed and uncrewed air systems. Read More
The following is the June 7, 2023, Government Accountability Office report, Missile Defense: DOD Needs to Improve Oversight of System Sustainment and Readiness. Read More
